Living Tomb

Crisis management expert Chen receives a bizarre commission to perform a mountain worship ritual inside a 'living tomb'. 'I'm not taking this job.' I pushed the contract back, and the man across the table's expression shifted. His surname was Zhou, a partner at an old trust fund in the capital, his suit fabric shimmering with water-like patterns under the lamp. He had found me through three layers of connections, saying there was a 'technical issue' at his ancestral estate. I've handled many such cases—mostly cultural relic ownership disputes, backfilling tomb robberies, or some unlucky person digging up something they shouldn't have at a construction site. But this time was different. 'Mr. Chen,' Zhou lowered his voice, 'the commission can be negotiated.' 'It's not about the money.' I pointed to the photo in the contract appendix. 'This is a 'cage stone shadow.' What you're entering isn't a tomb—it's a 'living tomb.' — Description from novelcodex.org